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What is oceanography?
study of the Earth's ocean
study of the Earth's weather
a prediction about a problem that can be tested
use of scientific discoveries
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What is scientific law?
the modern version of the metric system
prediction about a problem
a well-tested description of the behavior of something
steps to solve a problem
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What is a variable?
prediction about a problem
steps to solve a problem
a changeable factor in an experiment
standard for comparison
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What is gravity?
a measure of how much space an object occupies
attractive force that exists between two objects
amount of surface
measure of amount of matter in an object
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What is the International System of Units (SI)?
changeable factor in an experiment
gravitational pull on an object
standard units used for measurement
explanation backed by results
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What is weight?
attractive force that exists between all objects
measure of gravitational force on a mass
amount of surface
measure of amount of matter
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What is science?
study of the Earth
study of weather
study of planets
process of observing and studying things
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What is technology?
use of scientific discoveries
standard comparison
a series of planned steps to solve problems
changeable factor in an experiment
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What is geology?
study of planets
observing the earth's oceans
study of weather
study of Earth and its matter
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What is astronomy?
study of nature
study of objects in space
study of weather
study of earth
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What is a hypothesis?
explanation backed by results
well-tested description of a problem
prediction about a problem that can be tested
measure of gravitational force
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What is meteorology?
study of objects in space
study of the Earth's oceans
study of Earth and its matter
study of weather
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What is a theory?
way to solve a problem
a description of a behavior
prediction about a problem
explanation backed by results obtained from repeated tests
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What is control?
study of earth
study of weather
prediction about a problem
standard for comparison
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What is Earth science?
way to solve problems
study of Earth and space
use of scientific discoveries
study of weather
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What is the scientific method?
process of observing and studying things in our world
steps to solve problems
measure of gravitational force on a mass
standard for comparison
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What is mass?
density
measure of the amount of matter in an object
attractive force
measure of gravitational force
